The Miami Heat are signing coach Erik Spoelstra to a contract extension, making him one of the league’s highest-paid head coaches

The Miami Heat are hoping to compete for an NBA championship this season, which can’t happen without coach Erik Spoelstra.

It was reported on Tuesday evening that Miami is signing Spoelstra to a long-term contract extension. The extension will place him among the league’s top-paid head coaches. It’s important to note that he was in the final year of his contract.

“Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra – a two-time NBA champion and top-20 in all-time coaching wins – is signing a new contract extension with the franchise that makes him one of the top paid head coaches,” The Athletic’s Shams Charania posted to X.

Spoelstra became the head coach of the Heat in the 2008–2009 season. He has posted a 725-506 record in the regular season and a 109-75 record in the playoffs. Since entering the role, Spoelstra has led Miami to multiple championships. Not to mention, only three coaches in NBA history have won more games with a single franchise.

AP’s Tim Reynolds posted to X that “it is an eight-year extension.”

He is a proven winner with multiple cores. From 2010 to 2014, he coached LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh to four consecutive Finals trips. Since 2020, the trio of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro have been to the Finals twice.

Spoelstra is the NBA’s second-longest-tenured coach, trailing San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich. From video coordinator to multiple-time NBA champion, he is looking to add to his resume in Miami.